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@RefugeesMedia - 10/11/2015
High school enrolment, good nutrition, comparatively low poverty levels now under strain due to new arrivals, shrinking budgets @LDUNHCR
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@RefugeesMedia - 10/11/2015
The latest influx to Niger comes as UNHCR had planned to be repatriating people or helping them to become self-sufficient @LDUNHCR
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@RefugeesMedia - 10/11/2015
Departure of self-financing NGOs, phasing-out of UN agency support severely straining Niger capacity to absorb additional refugees @LDUNHCR
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@RefugeesMedia - 10/11/2015
As situation goes from emergency to protracted, funds are being decreased from US$300 per head in 2013 to less than US$150 in 2016 @LDUNHCR
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@RefugeesMedia - 10/11/2015
Influx and unprecedented numbers of Malian refugees presents major challenges for UNHCR, which has seen a steady budget reduction @LDUNHCR
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@RefugeesMedia - 10/11/2015
Despite returns, number of new arrivals and natural population growth has increased overall refugee population by over 10pc @LDUNHCR
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@RefugeesMedia - 10/11/2015
Some do want to go back, but numbers dwarfed by those heading to Niger. Up to Oct, we facilitated voluntary repatriation of 953 refugees
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@RefugeesMedia - 10/11/2015
In Niger camps, people in tents started replacing them with homes made from mud, indicating they no longer expect a quick return @LDUNHCR
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@RefugeesMedia - 10/11/2015
For those Malians dependent on livestock, limited access to grazing land threatens means of subsistence. Niger offers survival @LDUNHCR
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@RefugeesMedia - 10/11/2015
The persistent insecurity in the rural zones around Menaka and Ansongo also negatively impacts the food security of the population @LDUNHCR
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